Flash Flood Emergency Hits Perry County

The National Weather Service issued its top-level flash flood emergency for Crooksville early Tuesday after 3 to 5 inches of rain fell overnight.

Crews pulled people from their homes in Crooksville, where 10TV saw water halfway up the pumps at a gas station and rescues underway near West Main and Elizabeth streets around 6 a.m. Shelters opened at the fire department, the county fairgrounds, and Crooksville High School.

Roseville Police Chief Derrick Keylor said the area had 50 to 60 calls for water rescues and about 100 people evacuated, and that Crooksville and parts of Roseville lost power after an AEP substation went underwater. Ohio’s emergency operations plan sent at least 50 mutual-aid personnel.

A flood watch runs through Friday morning. More storms are forecast across central and southeastern Ohio through the week.

Columbus Council Hears Flock Camera Testimony

Columbus City Council heard public testimony Monday on the city’s Flock license plate cameras but took no vote.

Police Chief Elaine Bryant said the readers figured in 49% of homicide arrests in the first half of 2026 and have helped find missing children and people with dementia. Critics pointed to a July police audit counting more than 15,000 searches possibly tied to immigration enforcement since 2023.

Kat Finneran of 614 ICE Watch called the system “unredeemable” and said policy changes can’t fix it. Councilmember Emmanuel Remy said most past problems had been addressed, while Councilwoman Lourdes Barroso de Padilla said the system allows too much human error.

The city left Flock’s nationwide data-sharing network in June and its statewide one in July. A volunteer-built map, DeFlock, plots the cameras, with clusters along High Street in the University District and near Easton Town Center and Polaris Fashion Place.

Beavercreek Makes the Beaver Official

Beavercreek City Council voted unanimously Monday to affirm the beaver as the city’s official historic symbol.

Bucky the Beaver, the school district’s mascot, turned up at City Hall for the vote, which came after Buc-ee’s sued Beaver’s Mini Mart for trademark infringement over its cartoon beaver logo. The Texas chain opened a travel center in nearby Huber Heights in April.

The resolution traces the name to Big Beaver Creek and Little Beaver Creek, which settlers named for the region’s beaver population before the community’s 1803 founding. It calls the beaver “not just a corporate marketing device” but part of the city’s shared identity.

Mayor Don Adams said 50 businesses and organizations around town use a beaver in their logos, and the city says the resolution isn’t tied to the lawsuit. Beaver’s Mini Mart has vowed to fight the suit; Buc-ee’s hasn’t commented publicly.

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